Chapter 4
It was late at night when Kain walked out of the castle. He held his head up high as he walked down the steps, red and black flags flowing down from the top were blowing in the wind. Many of the humans who walked the streets, some from the VHA, stopped when they saw Kain. He looked at them, his sword on his back.
"Well, if isn't Kain. Decided to show yourself, huh?" a male said as Kain walked past him. Kain stopped.
"You should be honored to see me," Kain told him. "Or are you one of the ones trying to kill my race?"
"I may not be doing the killing, but I do support the VHA," the male told him. Kain had his back to him. He grabbed his sword at lighting speed and before the human knew it, it was pointing right at his neck, the tip of the Soul Reaver touching the flesh.
"I would watch what you say around me. I am still the Lord of this land," Kain informed him.
"Please don't kill him!" a woman cried out from the crowd that had gathered. The man was still, trying not to move a muscle. "He doesn't think before he speaks," she added as she made her way to them.
"Just like the rest of you! You should be happy that I don't kill you all right now!" Kain said in a disgusted voice, keeping his eyes and sword on the male. Many of the humans began to talk with one another. One of the members of the VHA was nearby and watched what was going on.
"Let this be a lesson to you!" Kain told the humans as he stabbed his sword right into the male's neck, blood gushing all over as he took the sword out. He smiled as he watched the body fall to the ground. Screams could be heard and the woman who was near them began to cry, going crazy as she saw her husband murdered.
Kain turned to see the crowd. "I do hope there won't be any more problems," he told them. No one said a word as the crowd began to fall apart, most of them running away. "Good." Kain added as he began to walk away, putting his sword back on his back.
Zale lead the small group of five vampires to the east side, to see what the VHA were up to there, just as Kain had instructed them. It was an old run down place, a gate at the beginning of the town had been all rusted and looked as if it were about to fall down. The group made their way into town, their senses on high. Zale felt something, something that wasn't right. Off towards the end of this deserted land was an old farm house, the paint all faded. Trees were near by and the group made their way over there in mist form as the fog was setting in. Zale motioned to the others to get up into the trees so they could keep on an eye on the farm house, for Zale felt the mortal who had vampire like abilities inside.
'Zale, why are we up here? Shouldn't we be exploring more?' a male vampire said to him within his mind.
'Lucas, there are humans inside. Can't you feel them?' Zale said back. Lucas stared at the farm house for a moment and then nodded.
'Yes. But one of them doesn't feel quite human,' Lucas said back.
'I know,' Zale said with a small sigh. He knew Andes was there, but what was he up to, he didn't know.
Inside, the farm house didn't look anything like one. The ground had metal on it and not dirt. Andes was standing over a large circle, wearing a hooded cape, talking, his arms held up high. A few of the other humans there wore cloaks and didn't seem to care what he was doing. In fact, it looked like they were under a spell.
"All great creatures of the underworld, come to me. Help me make this world mine. Help me be the greatest. Help me defeat the one who made me what I am," Andes said over and over again until a great bright light came from the middle of the circle. It was so bright that Andes had to shield his eyes. Out of this bright light emerged a demon. One who was very powerful. His feet were hooves, his face and body a deep red. He had wings that were enormous, horns on his head. He looked to Andes.
The vampires outside saw the bright light and Zale didn't like what he was feeling.
'This isn't good,' he thought to himself.
"Why did you call me here?" the demon said to Andes in a deep demonic voice.
"I need your help, Oman."
"A human needs my help! HA!" Oman said as he walked to him, being double Andes' size.
"I am not all human, I am half vampire. And I want to rid this place of Kain's rule. Our world is dying due to him," Andes told him.
"Why should I care what happens to this world?" Oman told him, looking down at him.
"If you help me, I will let you have half of Nosgoth." Andes told him. "I know you have been in the underworld trying to get free. Help me and I'll help you stay in this plain,"
"Hmmm..." Oman said as he rubbed his chin. "This place does seem to be better then where I'm from. Fine I will help you, but if you don't keep your end of the bargain, then I will kill you and your race," he informed him. Andes smiled. "I always keep my word," They both headed outside, the other humans following behind. Zale saw this and gasped at the sight of Oman. He never saw anything as huge and powerful as him.
'Kain isn't going to like this.' Zale told the others in his group. 'Let's go.' Zale added as he took his mist form and gilded down into the fog. They started to make their way back though they didn't know that Oman could sense them.
"You smell that?" Oman said as he stopped right outside of the broken gate, his green eyes surveying the area. Andes looked around and began to sense them also and nodded to him. "The smell of the undead," Oman said as he glared over in a patch of fog where the vampires were walking which was a few hundred feet away. Oman lifted up a hand and the female vampire that was in their group began to be lifted up off the ground, her mist form disappearing.
The female was brought to Oman, who then snatched her from the air. Zale and Lucas turned around and saw what was happening.
"Natasha!!" Zale yelled as he and Lucas went back to solid form. Oman was squeezing her. "Let her go!" Zale added as he ran and did a high jump in the air, sending a powerful kick into the side of Oman's head. Oman staggered back a bit as he dropped her to the ground. He was about to send Zale flying back into a tree when Andes stopped them.
Zale glared at Andes, flashing his fangs at the same time while Lucas and another vampire helped Natasha up who was bleeding a bit, her energy getting low.
"Where is your father? Your Lord and Master?" Andes asked Zale, Oman standing behind him, glaring down at the vampires.
"Wouldn't you like to know, Andes. I would never tell you the whereabouts of Kain," Zale told him as he started to back up to re-group with the others.
"You're only delaying your fate," Andes told him.
Zale didn't say anything back, but he kept his eyes on him. "Natasha, are you ok?" he asked her once he reached them, his back to them.
"Yes," she told him.
"Good. Get us out of here," he told her while not taking his eyes off of Andes. Natasha held her hands up high and a purple glow surrounded the group of vampires. Then they vanished.
Oman and Andes watched them go. "Why did you stop me from killing them? Don't you want them dead?" Oman said to him.
"Yes, I do. But we must not mess up my plans."
"And just what are your plans?" Oman asked in his demonic voice.
"You'll see." Andes told him with an evil smile.
It was late at night when Kain walked out of the castle. He held his head up high as he walked down the steps, red and black flags flowing down from the top were blowing in the wind. Many of the humans who walked the streets, some from the VHA, stopped when they saw Kain. He looked at them, his sword on his back.
"Well, if isn't Kain. Decided to show yourself, huh?" a male said as Kain walked past him. Kain stopped.
"You should be honored to see me," Kain told him. "Or are you one of the ones trying to kill my race?"
"I may not be doing the killing, but I do support the VHA," the male told him. Kain had his back to him. He grabbed his sword at lighting speed and before the human knew it, it was pointing right at his neck, the tip of the Soul Reaver touching the flesh.
"I would watch what you say around me. I am still the Lord of this land," Kain informed him.
"Please don't kill him!" a woman cried out from the crowd that had gathered. The man was still, trying not to move a muscle. "He doesn't think before he speaks," she added as she made her way to them.
"Just like the rest of you! You should be happy that I don't kill you all right now!" Kain said in a disgusted voice, keeping his eyes and sword on the male. Many of the humans began to talk with one another. One of the members of the VHA was nearby and watched what was going on.
"Let this be a lesson to you!" Kain told the humans as he stabbed his sword right into the male's neck, blood gushing all over as he took the sword out. He smiled as he watched the body fall to the ground. Screams could be heard and the woman who was near them began to cry, going crazy as she saw her husband murdered.
Kain turned to see the crowd. "I do hope there won't be any more problems," he told them. No one said a word as the crowd began to fall apart, most of them running away. "Good." Kain added as he began to walk away, putting his sword back on his back.
Zale lead the small group of five vampires to the east side, to see what the VHA were up to there, just as Kain had instructed them. It was an old run down place, a gate at the beginning of the town had been all rusted and looked as if it were about to fall down. The group made their way into town, their senses on high. Zale felt something, something that wasn't right. Off towards the end of this deserted land was an old farm house, the paint all faded. Trees were near by and the group made their way over there in mist form as the fog was setting in. Zale motioned to the others to get up into the trees so they could keep on an eye on the farm house, for Zale felt the mortal who had vampire like abilities inside.
'Zale, why are we up here? Shouldn't we be exploring more?' a male vampire said to him within his mind.
'Lucas, there are humans inside. Can't you feel them?' Zale said back. Lucas stared at the farm house for a moment and then nodded.
'Yes. But one of them doesn't feel quite human,' Lucas said back.
'I know,' Zale said with a small sigh. He knew Andes was there, but what was he up to, he didn't know.
Inside, the farm house didn't look anything like one. The ground had metal on it and not dirt. Andes was standing over a large circle, wearing a hooded cape, talking, his arms held up high. A few of the other humans there wore cloaks and didn't seem to care what he was doing. In fact, it looked like they were under a spell.
"All great creatures of the underworld, come to me. Help me make this world mine. Help me be the greatest. Help me defeat the one who made me what I am," Andes said over and over again until a great bright light came from the middle of the circle. It was so bright that Andes had to shield his eyes. Out of this bright light emerged a demon. One who was very powerful. His feet were hooves, his face and body a deep red. He had wings that were enormous, horns on his head. He looked to Andes.
The vampires outside saw the bright light and Zale didn't like what he was feeling.
'This isn't good,' he thought to himself.
"Why did you call me here?" the demon said to Andes in a deep demonic voice.
"I need your help, Oman."
"A human needs my help! HA!" Oman said as he walked to him, being double Andes' size.
"I am not all human, I am half vampire. And I want to rid this place of Kain's rule. Our world is dying due to him," Andes told him.
"Why should I care what happens to this world?" Oman told him, looking down at him.
"If you help me, I will let you have half of Nosgoth." Andes told him. "I know you have been in the underworld trying to get free. Help me and I'll help you stay in this plain,"
"Hmmm..." Oman said as he rubbed his chin. "This place does seem to be better then where I'm from. Fine I will help you, but if you don't keep your end of the bargain, then I will kill you and your race," he informed him. Andes smiled. "I always keep my word," They both headed outside, the other humans following behind. Zale saw this and gasped at the sight of Oman. He never saw anything as huge and powerful as him.
'Kain isn't going to like this.' Zale told the others in his group. 'Let's go.' Zale added as he took his mist form and gilded down into the fog. They started to make their way back though they didn't know that Oman could sense them.
"You smell that?" Oman said as he stopped right outside of the broken gate, his green eyes surveying the area. Andes looked around and began to sense them also and nodded to him. "The smell of the undead," Oman said as he glared over in a patch of fog where the vampires were walking which was a few hundred feet away. Oman lifted up a hand and the female vampire that was in their group began to be lifted up off the ground, her mist form disappearing.
The female was brought to Oman, who then snatched her from the air. Zale and Lucas turned around and saw what was happening.
"Natasha!!" Zale yelled as he and Lucas went back to solid form. Oman was squeezing her. "Let her go!" Zale added as he ran and did a high jump in the air, sending a powerful kick into the side of Oman's head. Oman staggered back a bit as he dropped her to the ground. He was about to send Zale flying back into a tree when Andes stopped them.
Zale glared at Andes, flashing his fangs at the same time while Lucas and another vampire helped Natasha up who was bleeding a bit, her energy getting low.
"Where is your father? Your Lord and Master?" Andes asked Zale, Oman standing behind him, glaring down at the vampires.
"Wouldn't you like to know, Andes. I would never tell you the whereabouts of Kain," Zale told him as he started to back up to re-group with the others.
"You're only delaying your fate," Andes told him.
Zale didn't say anything back, but he kept his eyes on him. "Natasha, are you ok?" he asked her once he reached them, his back to them.
"Yes," she told him.
"Good. Get us out of here," he told her while not taking his eyes off of Andes. Natasha held her hands up high and a purple glow surrounded the group of vampires. Then they vanished.
Oman and Andes watched them go. "Why did you stop me from killing them? Don't you want them dead?" Oman said to him.
"Yes, I do. But we must not mess up my plans."
"And just what are your plans?" Oman asked in his demonic voice.
"You'll see." Andes told him with an evil smile.